4.25.2006
Stern's Take on O&A Back On Radio - 4.20.06
"Craig" posted the following this afternoon on the NYRMB. Not sure if he transcribed it, however. Just puts into perspective what animosity Stern has for O&A. Remember, this is a host who dropped an edict on WNEW-FM (O&A's former flagship) that nobody on the station, from Ron & Fez on down to the Sports Guys, mention Stern by name.
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Howard: I think it's Joel Hollander's attempt to revive the radio division. I don't care who replaces me. I've read one article saying "It's sweet revenge for Opie & Anthony. Now they can go head-to-head with Howard Stern."
Robin: No they can't.
Howard: No, I'm not on terrestrial radio anymore.
Robin: I like the way the media paints you as the loser in this thing.
Howard: I guess it's XM admitting they couldn't get anything going with those guys... I think XM is giving up. They probably made a deal. Those guys had a couple of years left on their (XM) contract. Now they'll mention XM (on their CBS Radio show). The very thing (CBS) is suing me for, they're going to allow these guys to do. It shows you again what a liar Joel Hollander and Leslie Moonves and all these guys are. They fired these guys. Then when I was leaving they said they were taking a new direction, a new high road.
Robin: And the direction they took they don't like anymore.
Howard: The direction they took lasted three months.
Gary: What was that ad they took out in one of the trade magazines?
Howard: No more fart jokes. You're real upset about Opie & Anthony?
Gary: They're always talking about how they're better than you and they're not. It (ticks) me off because they might have a little success on terrestrial radio. They're gonna say they kicked your ass. It's like the Knicks beating the Bulls after Michael Jordon retired. They might have a victory in morning radio but they didn't beat you. They didn't beat the best.
Howard: It's not going to be an easy road for them or anyone who works for CBS. With the FCC, you're gonna have to water down your show. I'm not sure why someone would want that unless they need the money. The weird thing is, the reason these guys were fired is they did a promotion and people went into a church and had sex. To Catholics, to people who practice Christianity, this is blasphemous. They desecrated a church. Despite the popularity these guys had, they had to fire them. Everyone from Bill O'Reilly to John Gibson is screaming, "They're trying to take away Christmas, they're trying to take away Easter."
Now you got Sumner Redstone, Joel Hollander, Steve Lehrman, and Leslie Moonves, all Jewish, ignoring the blamsphemous act of sex in a church. You don't think the religious people aren't going to go nuts?
They hired David Lee Roth, they heard the guy (doing a guest stint on WBCN in Boston), they tested his show (before it went on the air). And they fired him after three months.
Robin: What does this tell you what they know about radio? They heard (DLR) and thought he was good.
Howard: From XM's standpoint I don't understand it. They don't have exclusive programming anymore.
Robin: If you can get Opie & Anthony for free, why bother with XM?
Artie: Maybe they think it's gonna be a giant commercial for XM.
Howard: That's what they're hoping for. But if that's no problem, why is CBS suing me? Do I feel competitive? No. I held that slot and created (morning radio) syndication for 25 years. Now I'm on a new phase of my career. I'm into promoting satellite. I've never been happier.
Robin: All these jackass wanna-be's, they never would have pioneered a g.d. thing. But they all want to say they're you.
Howard: But who's it a victory for? XM loses, Joel Hollander will be out of a job soon.
Robin: He must be running around like his pants are on fire.
Howard: What does it say?
Robin: We (CBS management) don't know what we're doing.
Howard: Joel Hollander is so worried about his job. He knows once CBS fires him, there's no where else to go.
Robin: Here's a guy who walked around as the head of this company that made a lot of money. But he did nothing to CREATE the programming that made that money. Now he's being showed for the man he really is.
Howard: And I feel bad for David Lee Roth. They hosed him and they'll try not to pay him his money. They threw him under the bus, they'll eventually throw Opie & Anthony under the bus. They throw everybody under the bus.
Robin: Opie & Anthony have already been thrown under the bus. They're coming back so they can run over them again.
Gary: I had a friend who was offered work on the David Lee Roth Show. I told him it might not last too long. He said, no. They're guaranteeing that they're giving it at least three years. They're sticking with it.
Howard: Well, Joel panicked. It's almost as if Opie & Anthony made him their bitches. (Then Howard reads from John Mainelli's NY Post article.) "Now radio's highest rated rebels will finally go head to head with Stern." Ha ha.
Robin: No you can't do that anymore.
Gary: How are they radio's highest rated rebels?
Howard: I don't know. It's by John Mainelli. He likes those guys. Well, good luck to Opie & Anthony.
Robin: And God bless them. The new head of the FCC is a very religious man. And he even hired a religious adviser to help him crack down.
Howard: I think it's wild that Joel is so panicked. He's such a horrible radio guy. He's like a mad man. And Leslie Moonves is listening to him. It's like he doesn't know anything about radio.
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Howard: I think it's Joel Hollander's attempt to revive the radio division. I don't care who replaces me. I've read one article saying "It's sweet revenge for Opie & Anthony. Now they can go head-to-head with Howard Stern."
Robin: No they can't.
Howard: No, I'm not on terrestrial radio anymore.
Robin: I like the way the media paints you as the loser in this thing.
Howard: I guess it's XM admitting they couldn't get anything going with those guys... I think XM is giving up. They probably made a deal. Those guys had a couple of years left on their (XM) contract. Now they'll mention XM (on their CBS Radio show). The very thing (CBS) is suing me for, they're going to allow these guys to do. It shows you again what a liar Joel Hollander and Leslie Moonves and all these guys are. They fired these guys. Then when I was leaving they said they were taking a new direction, a new high road.
Robin: And the direction they took they don't like anymore.
Howard: The direction they took lasted three months.
Gary: What was that ad they took out in one of the trade magazines?
Howard: No more fart jokes. You're real upset about Opie & Anthony?
Gary: They're always talking about how they're better than you and they're not. It (ticks) me off because they might have a little success on terrestrial radio. They're gonna say they kicked your ass. It's like the Knicks beating the Bulls after Michael Jordon retired. They might have a victory in morning radio but they didn't beat you. They didn't beat the best.
Howard: It's not going to be an easy road for them or anyone who works for CBS. With the FCC, you're gonna have to water down your show. I'm not sure why someone would want that unless they need the money. The weird thing is, the reason these guys were fired is they did a promotion and people went into a church and had sex. To Catholics, to people who practice Christianity, this is blasphemous. They desecrated a church. Despite the popularity these guys had, they had to fire them. Everyone from Bill O'Reilly to John Gibson is screaming, "They're trying to take away Christmas, they're trying to take away Easter."
Now you got Sumner Redstone, Joel Hollander, Steve Lehrman, and Leslie Moonves, all Jewish, ignoring the blamsphemous act of sex in a church. You don't think the religious people aren't going to go nuts?
They hired David Lee Roth, they heard the guy (doing a guest stint on WBCN in Boston), they tested his show (before it went on the air). And they fired him after three months.
Robin: What does this tell you what they know about radio? They heard (DLR) and thought he was good.
Howard: From XM's standpoint I don't understand it. They don't have exclusive programming anymore.
Robin: If you can get Opie & Anthony for free, why bother with XM?
Artie: Maybe they think it's gonna be a giant commercial for XM.
Howard: That's what they're hoping for. But if that's no problem, why is CBS suing me? Do I feel competitive? No. I held that slot and created (morning radio) syndication for 25 years. Now I'm on a new phase of my career. I'm into promoting satellite. I've never been happier.
Robin: All these jackass wanna-be's, they never would have pioneered a g.d. thing. But they all want to say they're you.
Howard: But who's it a victory for? XM loses, Joel Hollander will be out of a job soon.
Robin: He must be running around like his pants are on fire.
Howard: What does it say?
Robin: We (CBS management) don't know what we're doing.
Howard: Joel Hollander is so worried about his job. He knows once CBS fires him, there's no where else to go.
Robin: Here's a guy who walked around as the head of this company that made a lot of money. But he did nothing to CREATE the programming that made that money. Now he's being showed for the man he really is.
Howard: And I feel bad for David Lee Roth. They hosed him and they'll try not to pay him his money. They threw him under the bus, they'll eventually throw Opie & Anthony under the bus. They throw everybody under the bus.
Robin: Opie & Anthony have already been thrown under the bus. They're coming back so they can run over them again.
Gary: I had a friend who was offered work on the David Lee Roth Show. I told him it might not last too long. He said, no. They're guaranteeing that they're giving it at least three years. They're sticking with it.
Howard: Well, Joel panicked. It's almost as if Opie & Anthony made him their bitches. (Then Howard reads from John Mainelli's NY Post article.) "Now radio's highest rated rebels will finally go head to head with Stern." Ha ha.
Robin: No you can't do that anymore.
Gary: How are they radio's highest rated rebels?
Howard: I don't know. It's by John Mainelli. He likes those guys. Well, good luck to Opie & Anthony.
Robin: And God bless them. The new head of the FCC is a very religious man. And he even hired a religious adviser to help him crack down.
Howard: I think it's wild that Joel is so panicked. He's such a horrible radio guy. He's like a mad man. And Leslie Moonves is listening to him. It's like he doesn't know anything about radio.
